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ASCO 2019 - Aromatase inhibitors - Women need better treatments for side effects
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently concluded its 2019 conference. ASCO's annual conference is the "bees' knees" of oncology conferences and Australian presenters are usually on...
Which one are you on, now @primek?
I did listen to the interview. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it and the assumptions that prompted the study (although I thought that the professor sounded quite reasonable and nice). I'm sure there are some women who forget their meds a lot but did they really think that it was on the scale of nearly 50% on a regular basis. We're generally the ones who are organising everything so I think most of us can be trusted to work out a system to make sure we take vital medication. Okay...I thought yesterday, halfway to work, that I had forgotten for the first time in 10 months. It turned out that I hadn't - I just didn't focus on the act of taking it yesterday morning. Maybe I'm an anomaly but I don't think so. I've watched the elderly women around me organise both their meds and their husband's meds for years. So, not knocking the professor and I rather think that her conclusion at the end was on track (that it might just be the side effects) but I do think it's a rather bizarre study to have come up with given what we all know about hormone therapy. I guess they've got to rule out that it's just that we're all shockingly forgetful about something that may save our lives but still... Although, I believe she could be on to something with the inclusion of the idea that cost might be a factor. For some women, even being able to access meds for $6 each month, that may be more than they can afford on a regular basis. Add other meds to manage pain and that could become out of reach.
Anyway, thank you for posting the interview @emma17 It's always good to hear that anyone is advocating for us in this sphere.
I did listen to the interview. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it and the assumptions that prompted the study (although I thought that the professor sounded quite reasonable and nice). I'm sure there are some women who forget their meds a lot but did they really think that it was on the scale of nearly 50% on a regular basis. We're generally the ones who are organising everything so I think most of us can be trusted to work out a system to make sure we take vital medication. Okay...I thought yesterday, halfway to work, that I had forgotten for the first time in 10 months. It turned out that I hadn't - I just didn't focus on the act of taking it yesterday morning. Maybe I'm an anomaly but I don't think so. I've watched the elderly women around me organise both their meds and their husband's meds for years. So, not knocking the professor and I rather think that her conclusion at the end was on track (that it might just be the side effects) but I do think it's a rather bizarre study to have come up with given what we all know about hormone therapy. I guess they've got to rule out that it's just that we're all shockingly forgetful about something that may save our lives but still... Although, I believe she could be on to something with the inclusion of the idea that cost might be a factor. For some women, even being able to access meds for $6 each month, that may be more than they can afford on a regular basis. Add other meds to manage pain and that could become out of reach.
Anyway, thank you for posting the interview @emma17 It's always good to hear that anyone is advocating for us in this sphere.